Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 vs HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 (87/100)

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 leads overall with a score of 87/100 compared to HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel) (40/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835:
  • + Higher Gaming score (97 vs 23)
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (87 vs 40)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 46)
[ WINNER ]
Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835
ASUS

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835

87/100
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HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
HP

HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)

40/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
DeviceBenchmark Score 87.0 Very Good WINNER 40.0 Poor
Gaming 97.0 Excellent WINNER 23.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 46.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Charge power 450 W 200 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr —
Replaceable No No
Weight of AC adapter — 763 grams

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.2-2.7 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E) 6
Fabrication process 3 nm 10 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
L3 Cache 36 MB 12 MB
Threads 24 12
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Area 1189 cm2(184.3 inches2) 916 cm2(141.9 inches2)
Colors Black Black
Cooling system Active Active
Dimensions 399 x 298 x 23.5-35 mm15.71 x 11.73 x 0.93-1.38 inches 369.2 x 248 x 23 mm14.54 x 9.76 x 0.91 inches
Liquid metal Yes —
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic Aluminum
Number of fans 3 2
Opening angle 135° —
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~78%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 6.4 mm
Transformer No No
Vapor chamber Yes No
Weight 3.7 kg (8.16 lbs) 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)
Noise level (max. load) — 56 dB

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.2
DisplayPort No 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
Fingerprint No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5 Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 4.0
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
VGA No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Adobe RGB profile 87.2% 73.7%
Ambient light sensor No No
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Coating Matte Matte
Contrast 7640:1 1191:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 72.3%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
PPI 168 ppi 137 ppi
Refresh rate 240 Hz 144 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time 3 ms 7 ms
Size 18 inches 16.1 inches
Sync technology G-Sync —
Touchscreen No No
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100% 99.5%

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Blender GPU 8112 1152
Solar Bay 117972 20445

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
FLOPS 42 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 975 MHz 1403 MHz
GPU performance 42 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
Memory bus 256 bit 128 bit
Memory size 16 GB 4 GB
Memory speed ~28 Gbps 12 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 96 40
Shading units (cores) 7680 2048
TGP 175 W 75 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 240 64
GPU boost clock — 1635 MHz

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Backlight Yes Yes
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Surface Glass —
Windows Precision Yes Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 3200 MHz
Max. ram size 128 GB 32 GB
Total slots 2 2
Upgradable Yes Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 2
Power 4x2W —
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Loudness — ~84.4 dB

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) G835 HP Omen 16 (2021 Intel)
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)

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